Eight Die as Dozens of Tornadoes Lash Region; 'I'm Just Grateful to Be Alive'

WASHINGTON, Ill.—A large swath of the Midwest was dealing Monday with damage from a rare late-season storm system that generated dozens of tornadoes and killed a total of eight people in Illinois and Michigan.

This city of 15,000, near Peoria, was among the hardest hit Sunday, with hundreds of homes damaged or destroyed.